St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-01
DR. NEwsaN,s sEgM ON.

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Newman.
DR. NEwHAN's SERMON.
Am Eloquent Tribute TO the Memory
of The Deceased.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.--At the conclu-
sion of the prayer DR.. Newman said:
Again is this chamber the shrine OF a
nations dead. On these walls are again the
embems of national grief. Once more is
heard the measured step OF those who
mourned the departure of the faithful pub
lie servant. the honorable private citizen, the
abiding friend, the devoted husband and low
ing father. Only those are hus honored at
this shrine of the republic whose virtues,
whose services, whose talents have secured
for them the distinguished positi on of senator
Of he United States.
DEA, II IS NO STRANGER
to this place OF supreme legislation. Six
times since 1859, when the chamber was first
occupied, has he thrown his shadow here.
Here rested in peace Senator Hicks, from Mary
land; here lay the form OF Fdote, from Yer
mont, oUce the presiding ofiiccrof the senate;
here has laid the majestic form OF Sumner,
learned, eloquent, philanthropic; hence was
borne by friendly hands Wilson, who came
forth from obscurity to occupy second place
in the government OF free people, and but
as yesterday we stood here around the bier
of Miller, patriot and soldier, who sleeps in
peace in the state he loved SO we'll And
where else than here, in the place OF honor.
the arena Of his greatest services and
triumphs, where he displayed his eminent
talents in craftsmanship, where he was re-
spected by all for the purity of his intentions.
the ardor OF his patriotism, the courage of
his convictions, the power of his logic,
and his unseltish devotion to the public good.
Where else than here should Logan be hon
honorable parentage. His fathers genius
and his mothers beauty blended in sweet
harmony to bless his childhood. Irish bril-
lancy and Scotch soiidity combined in bis
temperament, while he stood forth the true
American and the typical man of the West,
of whom his nation is justly proud. From
them he inherited his splendid physique, his
capacious intellect, and his loyal loving, gen
erous heart. In that Christian home his
young Intellect was developed a7d his young
heart was taught that divine religion from
which he never wavered, and when the home
stead was broken up. all he claimed and all
he took was the old family Bible. OF his
power in the nation there can be no question.
MACAULEY HAS SAID
that linen eminent in learning, in statesman
ship, i'll war, are not fully appreciated by
their contc nporaries, but that posterIty does
not fail TO award them full justice" greater
than Macauley has said: "A prophet is not
is difficult for those who have not had the
special advantages of schools in early life TO
gain reputation for mental culture and its
intellectual attainments, but it is sufficient to
say that whatever position Logan occupied
he was always in the trout. If Il strong reason,
sound judgment, a capacious and retentive
memory, Il vigorous and warm Imagination
and comprehensive understanding are essen
tial to high intellectually. then Logan ranks
among our foremost men. Others are great
in scientific attachments, in the polish Of lit
erature, in the acquisition of languages, but
who eXcelled him in the useful information of
science and literature and law, in knowledge
of his country. its history, its resources, its
wants, its possibilities its hopes? Let his
vast and well chosen library, rich in all learn
ing. proclaim his love for books. Like Web
ster. he had the rare faculty to extract by in
stinct the pith OF volume that came to his
hand. Intellectually his rivals underesti-
mated him, his friends never fully appre-
ciated him, his admirers never over valued
him. He was prodgiouS brain worker, in
defatigable in application. tireless in energy.
He called upon all sources of knowledge TO
to aid him in his purpose. His was Il life Of
intellectual activity. From his admission to
the bar at the age of 25, TO his place i'll the
state legislature, 10 his place in congress and
to his position as senator, he has left the i'm
preston of his intellect upon the nation Il
legislation OF the country, which enters into
its history for tue last twenty-five years.
What great measures of congress Is without
his honored name? Future generations will
READ HIS SPEECHES WITH WONDER
and admiration. and his great speeches on
the impeachlnents on education on the army,
his Ell logy on Thomas, his defense of Grant,
his arraignment of Porter, will be esteemed
masterful among forensic eGGrtS. In all his
legislative life he was never crushed in de-
bate. Some men have the flower of language
I bnh 10 nf ,orbt Il., ho1
the eloqueuce of logic, and could raise
metaphor into argument. He resembled not
so much the beautiful river whose broad
stream winds through rich and varied
scenery, but that which cuts deep and
rapid channel through the rug9t d rocks and
frowning wilds, leaving the impress of its
power in the productiveness through which
it passes which, but for it, would remain
desolate and barren. His was not the music
OF the organ, with its varied stops and ming
ling harmouies, but rather the sound of
the trumpet waxing louder and louder pierre
ing the caverns of the earth aud resoundng
thrslugh the encircing heavens. 1t is a ven
cradle saying of Scripture that the Day of a
mans death is better than the day of his
BIRTH" When, III the stiffness OF the holy
Sabbath, his noble soul left our presence,
Logan was the foremost statesman of the
mighty West, and hereafter and forever
Illinois will have her ilustuous trinity OF ma
tional greatness: Lincoln, greatest of states
men: Grant, greatest of professional soldiers
Logan, the greatest volunteer general pro-
duced by this country. But wherein consists
that strange charm of his personality that
falls upon our spirits to-day
LIKE HOLY ENCHANTMENT?
Whence the magic spell Of his presence?
Whence the secret Of the power Of that one
life upon fifty millions of people? Is it suf-
ficieut to say that his parentage was honora-
bic, that his intellect was rich in its acquired
treasures, that he was the foremost states
man of the West? Is it sufficient TO say that
he was great soldier who proved himself
equal TO every command, that he was never
defeated, that he defeated defeat and achieved
victory when all seemed lost, that from BEL
mont to Atlanta aud from Savannah 10 when,
at the head of the victorious Army of the
Tennessee, G marched through the avenues
OF the capital of redeemed country he
gave evidence OF his martial powers? We
must look deeper and search with keener in
sight for the secret of his immense
power over his country. His was a change
less sincerity. He was never in masquerade.
He was transparent to a fault. He had a
window in his heart. He was never in dis
guise. He was as you saw him. Never did
geometrician bring proposition and demon
stration in closer proximity than was the cor
respondence between Logan's character and
his appearance. He was Logan every time
He was the soul of honor. He had an innate
contempt for anything low, mean, Intriguing.
He was an open and honorable foe He had
O triple courage which impaired to him i'm